(law) A law that sets a time limit for legal liability starting from the occurrence of a specified act (typically completion of a product or point of sale).

plural of statute of repose

plural of nonclaim statute

(law) A statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.

plural of wrongful death statute

plural of long arm statute

Alternative spelling of long arm statute

plural of long-arm statute (alternative spelling of long arm statutes).

(law, US) In the law of civil procedure, a statute which establishes the activities by a potential defendant which will give the courts of a state personal jurisdiction over that defendant.

plural of laughing heir statute